Hi guys,
Just thought I'd share that the Top Block guards for 08 - 09 are exactly like the ones offered by Kawasaki as a dealer option. That is what I have installed (thanks, ZG, for showing that lost balance while doing a U-turn on a gravel road - you can't see the incline of the road in the photo - is the reason why I love my guards btw) AND I noticed underneath mine there is a stamp that reads, "Registered Community Design" with the TBR logo next to it.
So the only discernable difference is that mine have the "official" Kawasaki print logo on them.
I don't like the way the 2010+ model guards look (I agree that the tube design looks like a handicap rail lol) but I think they did very well with the 08 - 09 ones.
-Wanderlust